First Nations Movies

  • 2017
    Home for the Holidays

    Home for the Holidays

    Home for the Holidays

    8.62017HD

    "Home for the Holidays" is the third stand-alone two hour Christmas special of the "Murdoch Mysteries" that first aired on December 18, 2017 on CBC,...

    Home for the Holidays
  • 1990
    The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son

    The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son

    The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son

    01990HD

    The Inuit folktale of an old woman and the orphaned polar bear cub she took in as her own child.

    The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son
  • 2004
    Two Worlds Colliding

    Two Worlds Colliding

    Two Worlds Colliding

    72004HD

    This documentary chronicles the story of Darrell Night, an Indigenous man who was dumped by two police officers in a barren field on the outskirts of...

    Two Worlds Colliding
  • 2015
    Mobilize

    Mobilize

    Mobilize

    62015HD

    A journey by canoe into the city creates a dynamic interconnection between natural and urban spaces, in this evocative short set to a hypnotizing...

    Mobilize
  • 2020
    Nuxalk Radio

    Nuxalk Radio

    Nuxalk Radio

    02020HD

    A day in the life of 91.1, Nuxalk Radio, a radio station built to help keep the Nuxalk language alive while broadcasting the laws of the lands and...

    Nuxalk Radio
  • 1980
    Takeover

    Takeover

    Takeover

    01980HD

    About Aborigines and Australian politics. On 13 March 1978 the Queensland Government announced its intention to take over management of the Aurukun...

    Takeover
  • 2021
    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

    92021HD

    Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and...

    Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
  • 2005
    Johnny Tootall

    Johnny Tootall

    Johnny Tootall

    02005HD

    Discharged from Bosnian war, Johnny carries the weight of this war on his shoulders. He left the war with a dark and frightening secret, the murder...

    Johnny Tootall
  • 2009
    Kissed by Lightning

    Kissed by Lightning

    Kissed by Lightning

    02009HD

    Mavis Dogblood is a Mohawk painter from Canada haunted by the tragic death of her husband, who was hit by lightning. She paints the stories he used...

    Kissed by Lightning
  • 1924
    Felix Goes West

    Felix Goes West

    Felix Goes West

    51924HD

    Felix gets into trouble with a tribe of Indians out west, and is chased by a bear.

    Felix Goes West
  • 2023
    Bones of Crows

    Bones of Crows

    Bones of Crows

    6.8212023HD

    Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the...

    Bones of Crows
  • 2010
    A Good Day to Die

    A Good Day to Die

    A Good Day to Die

    6.52010HD

    Interviews and archival footage profile the life of Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement leader who looks back at his early life and the rise of...

    A Good Day to Die
  • 1991
    Clearcut

    Clearcut

    Clearcut

    6.91991HD

    A white lawyer finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry Indigenous activist who insists on kidnapping the head of a logging company to...

    Clearcut
  • 2015
    Redfern Now: Promise Me

    Redfern Now: Promise Me

    Redfern Now: Promise Me

    82015HD

    Two young women are raped on their way home. The story follows the lives of both women and the different ways they deal with the crime.

    Redfern Now: Promise Me
  • 2008
    Our Spirits Don't Speak English

    Our Spirits Don't Speak English

    Our Spirits Don't Speak English

    02008HD

    Told from the Native American perspective, this documentary will uncover the dark history of the U.S. government and will give a voice to the...

    Our Spirits Don't Speak English
  • 1984
    Incident at Restigouche

    Incident at Restigouche

    Incident at Restigouche

    7.51984HD

    Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation...

    Incident at Restigouche
  • 1946
    Winning the West

    Winning the West

    Winning the West

    01946HD

    The big bad cats are the villains/Indians, and the little mice are the settlers going west in their little covered wagons, and the Indians are on a...

    Winning the West
  • 2020
    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    02020HD

    This documentary digs into the stories of Indigenous women and families to reclaim their Indian Status through their fight for the elimination of...

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status
  • 2022
    Bunk #7

    Bunk #7

    Bunk #7

    02022HD

    Documentary about the production of Bunk #7.

    Bunk #7
  • 2022
    Bill Reid Remembers

    Bill Reid Remembers

    Bill Reid Remembers

    02022HD

    Renowned Haida artist Bill Reid shares his thoughts on artistry, activism and his deep affection for his homeland in this heartwarming tribute from...

    Bill Reid Remembers